Posted on July 11th, 2018 by admin

Explorers, leaders and adult helpers did their bit to ensure the smooth running of this years Tynwald day celebration.

The ‘Wolf Packs’ patch was the traders car park and by the end of the morning they had perfected numerous ways of directing the public to a parking spot. The one using an Explorer as a ‘sign board’ increased visibility but did nothing for the arm muscles!

Posted on June 15th, 2018 by admin

Monday evening at Mullin ny Carty found the Explorers of the ‘Wolf Pack’ faced with a problem.

The two teams were given a plastic bucket with various items in such as; a large tin can with holes in the bottom, two long pieces of string, a small amount of twine, a cardboard tube, a small piece of plastic, a roll of insulating tape, three polystyrene cups and two rubber bands.

With these items they had to devise a way of getting river water up to the bucket on the access road.

Posted on May 8th, 2018 by admin

The TT/MGP Association have once again asked us for help filing the marshal’s information packs.This is open to Everyone including parents (Beavers are a bit young)

Meet at the rear of the TT grandstand for 10:00 am, Sunday 20th May. We should be finished about 12:30 pm in time for lunch. The association provide refreshments and the young people usually get a goodies bag as well.

Posted on February 25th, 2018 by admin

At the ‘Wolf’s Lair’ at Mullin y Carty the pack practicing their Trangia cooking skills in preparation for the forthcoming camping season and taking part in their favourite activity namely, eating! Some of the newer members had never had to assemble a Trangia & gas conversion before so it was a learning curve for them and a refresher for the rest.

Posted on February 15th, 2018 by admin

The NW Region Scouts Scavenger Hunt on Sunday, 13th May in Liverpool. It is open to Cubs, Scouts & Explorers.

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Who’s it for?

The North West ShelterBox Scavenger Hunt is open to teams of six Cubs, six Scouts or six Explorer Scouts. All Cub and Scout teams must be accompanied by a responsible adult, Explorer Scout teams may be accompanied or supervised remotely (the leader must be in the vicinity and in contact with the team). This promises to be a popular event and is available on a first come first served basis.

Event Information

The event will take place on Sunday 13th May 2018. Registration will open at 09:30 and teams will start the Scavenger Hunt from 10:00. All teams are expected to return by 15:30 and the event will close at 16:00.

Each team will be charged an entry fee of £25.00 which will cover the costs of hiring venues and purchasing the equipment required to run the event safely and successfully.

The event will take place on the streets of Liverpool City centre, starting and finishing at the Black-E centre located at just downhill of the Anglican Cathedral, on Great George Street, Liverpool
L1 5EW, approximately 5 minutes walk from the city centre and next to the Chinatown gateway.

Posted on January 22nd, 2018 by admin

The Assistant Island Commissioner (Explorers), Steve White, was welcomed to the lair of the ‘Wolf Pack – Southern Explorers at Mullin ny Carty on Monday evening.

During his visit he presented ‘Messenger of Peace’ badges to Izzy S. and Rhys E. for their participation in the Bethlehem Peace Light project. The Messenger of Peace badge was originated by the Boy Scouts of America and is open to Scouts worldwide.

After the presentations the Explorers did their programme work of designing and fabricating their own woggles. ESL Roger has put up a prize for the best effort and the competition will be judged in March.